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Wisconsin Univ., Madison. School of Education. – 1989
This document contains 35 papers: "Distance Education with a Human Face" (Holmberg); "Time Is Money and Vice Versa: Reflections on Using Satellite Delivery to Improve Cycle Time and Quality" (Robinson); "Distance Education: Consolidating the Gains" (Grossman); "The Human Resource Imperative" (Atkinson); "Developing Short Courses for Business and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Adult Education, Cognitive Style, Communications Satellites
Enright, Gwyn, Ed. – 1981
The articles in this collection focus on reading, learning assistance, developmental education, and tutorial services at the college level. Topics of the 28 articles include the following: (1) a reassessment of the state of learning assistance; (2) a reaffirmation of the role of developmental instructors; (3) human brain research, cognitive…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Assisted Instruction, Content Area Reading, Developmental Programs
Nelson, C. Michael; Moyer, John R. – 1977
This document presents an evaluative description of the evolution of a competency based methods course in special education. The course evolved as a function of continuous process evaluation developed out of the realization that it was unnecessary to teach completely separate methods courses in special education for teacher certification in the…
Descriptors: Competency Based Teacher Education, Course Content, Course Evaluation, Education Majors
Murphy, Jennifer, Ed.; Griffin, Carrie, Ed.; Higgs, Bettie, Ed. – National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NJ1), 2010
The third annual conference of the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (NAIRTL) was held at Trinity College Dublin on 11-12 November 2009, and was attended by over 300 delegates. The theme--"Research-Teaching Linkages: Practice and Policy"--was timely and generated some fascinating papers, workshops and…
Descriptors: Educational Environment, Health Promotion, Evidence, Program Effectiveness
Strain, Jeris E. – 1986
A symposium of language learning specialists reviewing C.C. Fries' Oral Approach to English language instruction developed and used at the English Language Institute of the University of Michigan is summarized. The thesis of the symposium was that the basic Oral Approach concepts had and continue to have a profound and far-reaching, though largely…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Audiolingual Skills, Communication Skills, Comparative Analysis
Chouinard, Amy, Ed. – 1981
This document presents 12 seminar papers describing research and development efforts in self-instructional programs being undertaken in six countries: the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Jamaica, Liberia, and Canada. The following are topics covered in the individual papers: research and development activities in primary schools; the technology…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Foreign Countries, Independent Study, Individualized Instruction
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Bangkok (Thailand). Regional Office for Education in Asia and Oceania. – 1979
The activities of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) workshop on the development of a systems approach to teacher inservice education in Asian and Oceanic nations are reported. Eighteen participants from twelve countries are listed. Topics addressed by the workshop include: 1) general problems in the…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Educational Change, Educational Needs, Evaluation Methods
Lee, Koby, Ed. – 2000
This document contains 22 papers presented at a conference on practices in adult higher education. Representative papers include the following: "The Classroom as a Model of Social Justice" (Keith B. Armstrong, Susan A. Timm); "Adult Students with Learning Disorders and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorders" (Richard…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Accounting, Adult Students, Allied Health Occupations Education
Russell, Steven C., Comp. – 1996
This monograph brings together 16 one- to two-page abstracts from research poster sessions held at the March 1996 international conference of the Learning Disabilities Association of America. The first section, addressing research on assessment and characteristics of students with learning disabilities, includes abstracts on the Woodcock-Johnson…
Descriptors: Educational Methods, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Effectiveness, Intervention
Southwest Educational Development Lab., Austin, TX. – 1979
This report documents the proceedings of a conference on the validation of exemplary educational programs, products, and practices presented by the Regional Exchange of the Southwest Educational Development Laboratory (SEDL/RX). It is different from other conference syntheses, as it includes the process for creating the conference as well as the…
Descriptors: Conferences, Evaluation Methods, Guides, Program Validation
Hines, Mary, Ed.; Rutherford, William, Ed. – 1982
The 20 conference papers in this volume address five general themes related to English as a second language (ESL): the ESL learner, the teacher, second language acquisition theory and practice, bilingual education, and the use of literature in second language classrooms. Among the specific topics addressed are: successful learning styles, ethnic…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Literature, Second Language Instruction
Welch, Wayne W., Ed. – 1981
The four papers in these proceedings provide a comprehensive picture of the rationale, methodology, strengths, and limitations of case studies. In "Doing Justice in Evaluation Research," David Hamilton argues that the application of scientific methods to the study of social systems has given us a false illusion of certainty. He offers an…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Evaluation Methods, Justice, Objectivity
Welch, Wayne W., Ed. – 1981
These proceedings include four papers on the status of evaluation Michael Scriven ("Evaluation: The State of the Science") examines the general picture of evaluation, identifies a number of trends in the field, and presents several new evaluation concepts. Included are discussions of "responsibility evaluation,""value…
Descriptors: Educational Testing, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluators
Far West Teacher Corps Network, Bellingham, WA. – 1977
Emphasis on the systematic evaluation of federally funded programs has steadily increased over the last several years. In response to this increased emphasis, a workshop was held in Eugene, Oregon, on April 12-14, 1977, to familiarize the directors and selected staff members from six Far West Teacher Corps Network projects with the program…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Documentation, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, Washington, DC. – 1980
Abstracts of 51 papers presented at a conference on foreign language teaching are included. Each abstract is one to two pages in length. Specific teaching methods as well as general pedagogical ideas are treated. Several papers deal with specific languages, including Latin, French, German, Spanish, and Slovak. Instruction in a specific language…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Conference Reports, Cultural Education, Language Instruction
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